project on sikkim

1. English
Project on Sikkim
Saksham
IX-F
9246

2. About Sikkim
 "Sikkim is a state in northeast India, bordered by Bhutan,
Tibet and Nepal. Part of the Himalayas, the area has a
dramatic landscape that includes India’s highest mountain,
8,586m Kanchenjunga. Sikkim is also home to glaciers, alpine
meadows and thousands of varieties of wildflowers. Steep
paths lead to hilltop Buddhist monasteries such as
Pemayangtse, which dates to the early 1700s."

3. Food of Sikkim
 "In the cuisine of Sikkim, in northeastern India, rice is a staple food, and
fermented foods traditionally constitute a significant portion of the cuisine.
Nepalese cuisine is popular, as Sikkim is the only state of India with an ethnic
Nepali majority.“
 Some famous food of Sikkim are:-
o Momos
o Sha Phaley
o Sinki
o Sael Roti
o Thukpa
o Dal Bhaat
o Dhindo

4. Culture of Sikkim
 "Sikkim is a unique blend of different customs, religion and traditions
of different communities. Since the ancient times, Sikkim was
occupied by three tribes, namely, the Lepchas, the Bhutias and the
Nepalese. They continue to form the people’s group and culture in
Sikkim even today. The Nepalese population dominates a considerable
portion of the Sikkim’s population and that is why Nepali is also the
most common language among all the others in Sikkim. Recently,
people have flocked over from the entire country and many Bengalis,
Punjabis and Biharis have settled in to set up travel and construction
businesses. A fusion of many cultures hence can be spotted but the
state has remained exceptionally friendly and peaceful."

5. Tradition of sikkim
 "Sikkim is famous for its homogenous blend and rich cultural heritage. It is the
land of manifold tribes and races of people living together in which we can
see their unique culture and tradition in each community. People of Sikkim
are very warm and friendly and live in peace and harmony even when they
belong to different communities. They have very unique customs and
traditions from any other place. The monks cover themselves with masks,
sparkling jewels and ceremonial swords and perform the famous mask dance
in the rhythm of trumpets and drums on special occasions and festivals. Most
of the people of Sikkim follow Buddhism and go to worship in monasteries by
offering butter lamps. We can see the miscellany of religion, language and
different ethnic groups in this beautiful place."

6. History of Sikkim
 "The establishment of Buddhist kingdom under the Chogyal in the 17th
century followed by British rule in Sikkim and thereafter inclusion in
India as an official state of the nation post independence. Sikkim
emerged as a polity in its own right against a backdrop of incursions
from Tibet and Bhutan, during which the kingdom enjoyed varying
degrees of independence. In the early 18th century, the British Empire
sought to establish trade routes with Tibet, leading Sikkim to fall
under British suzerainty until independence in 1947. Initially, Sikkim
remained an independent country, until it merged with India
in 1975 after a decisive referendum. Many provisions of the Indian
constitution had to be altered to accommodate the international
treaties and between Sikkim and India."

7. Lifestyle of Sikkim
 "Folks are so trendy in the urban area that they follow full western
style and rural area’s people stays in own ancestor style (Most of them
are tribal’s). The men of Sikkim wear Thokro Dum which involves that
contains the white pyjama. Women wear the Dumvum as well as
Dumdyam. Kho and Bhaku have weared by the women. Many jewelers
has adopted on the beautiful body of women that increase their
beauty at any rate. Bulaki is used as nose ring, Diu a Gold Bangle and
Joko is the ring draped around the fingers. Pharia is the symbol that
particular women are married or not. It is a traditional saree that has
sophisticated shades of color and true Indian tradition. The
identification of married women in other state is measured to see
vermillion in their head."

8. Thank you